The largest Sikh studies conference in North America convenes at UCR on May 10.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Scholars from three continents and leaders of the global Sikh community will convene in a three-day conference on Sikh studies at the University of California, Riverside beginning May 10.

“Dialogues With(in) Sikh Studies: Texts, Practices, and Performances” is the third international conference on Sikh studies presented by the Dr. Jasbir Singh Saini Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies and the Department of Religious Studies at UC Riverside, and will be the largest ever in North America.

Conference sessions are free and open to the public. There

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By now, youve likely learned that resumes come in many different forms: chronological, skills based/functional, or a combination of the two. And, let’s not forget that you may change elements of your resume to target the information for a specific job that you’re applying to…

With all of these options, resume writing can get very confusing very quickly. So, here are four of the most important ways to make your resume stand out from the crowd – regardless of which format you choose.

1.)  Use Keywords

More than anything else, keywords are the ticket to your success. When a re

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Stray showers possible this afternoon

The nice run of weather we’ve enjoyed thus far in May will continue for most of us today.  Skies will be mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 70′s this afternoon.  There is a slight chance that a few of us may see a passing shower – but otherwise today will be another fairly nice day and we can expect more of the same tomorrow.

Changes work into the region overnight Thursday and into the day Friday as a low pressure system and trailing cold front move through offering some light, widespread rain and a few isolated thunderstorms.  It will be cooler Friday too with highs in the mid 60′s.

For the weekend it looks like we’re in the lower 60′s Saturday with a mix of sun and clouds.  Saturday night a powerful cold front moves through and will make Sunday a chilly day… in

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Former Oklahoma State football player Cooper Bassett came to Stillwater as a tight end. His position more or less vanished when Dana Holgorsen gave the offense a facelift in 2010.

Bassett took one for the team and moved to the defensive line for the final three seasons of his career. But old habits die hard he worked out for NFL teams as a tight end during OSUs Pro Day in March and didnt drop a pass.

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Bassett said this week that he doesnt care if he has to play defensive end or tight end as long as he gets a chance to go to an NFL camp.

What is going on at the University of Buffalo? And what is the pro-life community doing about it?

This week, a pro-abortion professor went berserk on campus, railing at police officers and pro-life students until she was dragged away in handcuffs.  She claimed that their pro-life display was “profane” and that the images were “swearing” to her. As she screamed at the students, she yelled, “Where does it say I can’t use the f*** word in public. I can swear

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Students in Juan Felipe Herrera’s “Anatomy of Poetry” class have written poems to the people of Boston.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — As Americans everywhere struggle to make sense of Monday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon, student poets at the University of California, Riverside have written verses of condolence and hope to share with a city suffering from the physical and emotional devastation.

California Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, a professor of creative writing at UC Riverside, said students in his “Anatomy of Poetry” class were beginning an assignment to write poems as letters when they learned of the twin blasts.

“We went outside into the cold. We formed

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